Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Kevin Kraly
what do most americans eat for pizza? Most of the pizza available near me is either Pizza Hut, Dominoes or others trying to immitate them. There's also Round Table which is better, but it doesn't do anything for my pizza craving other than to remind me that I need some REAL PIZZA! . There's

Re: [MBZ] Somebody should buy this and swap it into a 114

2008-01-31 Thread E M
I saw a video on YouTube of a guy who stuck an engine from a SLR into a SLK. He was racing a Ferrari Enzo, in a straight line of course. :-) If I can find it again, I'll post the link. Ed 300E On 31/01/2008, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[MBZ] SLK with SLR engine vs. Enzo

2008-01-31 Thread E M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5MA0svuuE4 Ed 300E ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Crispy

2008-01-31 Thread LWB250
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Re: [MBZ] Crispy

2008-01-31 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
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[MBZ] Somebody should buy this and swap it into a 114

2008-01-31 Thread Alex Chamberlain
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pts/558324661.html It's almost as cheap as doing one of those Chevy 350 conversions that pop up now and then, and a lot classier. Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official

Re: [MBZ] OT - tools to work on a Mercedes or four

2008-01-31 Thread OK Don
Where did you find a new tank? I'm inclined to go that way, though I might go ahead and let it come up to pressure this weekend. On Jan 31, 2008 9:59 AM, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My old compressor had a date stamp on the tank of 1947. It always made me nervous too. I tried to find

Re: [MBZ] OT - tools to work on a Mercedes or four

2008-01-31 Thread OK Don
Hmmm -- doesn't seem strange to me - Dad would pull little kid's teeth where ever they were by pulling out a pair of ignition pliers from his pocket, and doing it right there. They were so surprised, that it was over before they could get upset. So dentist and tool don't bother me -- though I can

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Tom Hargrave
I actually have a long relationship with Dominos - 24 years to be exact. These days I develop back office databases for a few of the larger and better franchises. If you are fortunate enough to be served by a well run franchise, you'll get great Dominos pizza. If you aren't, then they can deliver

Re: [MBZ] Again, I ask, why are the majority of my posts bouncing back?

2008-01-31 Thread Rick Knoble
Well the basis is that if there was a problem at okiebenz.com then a lot of people would be having problems, as Richard seems to be the only one I would suggest that the problem may be with Richards hardware/software or his ISP. I don't expect Kaleb to be able to fix Richards computer or

Re: [MBZ] OT - tools to work on a Mercedes or four

2008-01-31 Thread dave walton
That's the procedure they use for testing Scuba cylinders. It's called a Hydrostatic test. Immerse the cylinder in water and measure the additional displacement when the tank is pressurized as a test of the expansion properties of the metal. Old metal becomes brittle and does not expand as easily.

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Rick Knoble
What's my favorite pizza? Chicago style - but only in Chicago eaten at a local pizza store! Everyone else's Chicago style pizza is a poor imitation. Thanks, Tom Hargrave Exactly! Rick Knoble 45 minutes from Chicago ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] OT - tools to work on a Mercedes or four

2008-01-31 Thread OK Don
Doesn't sound like a home project for a relatively large tank On Jan 31, 2008 7:58 PM, dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the procedure they use for testing Scuba cylinders. It's called a Hydrostatic test. Immerse the cylinder in water and measure the additional displacement when

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Tom Hargrave
Are you north, south, east or west of Chicago? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Knoble Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:03 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] why

Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant

2008-01-31 Thread Richard Smith
I thought the same thing at the time. I stayed in my car with the windows up and the engine running just in case he decided to be even more crazy before the highway patrol arrived, but he stayed in his truck and behaved himself. Turns out he lives in Tulsa which is about 100 miles NE of OKC. So

Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant

2008-01-31 Thread Richard Smith
Actually Alan anyone who tailgates is the one who is childish. The one who initiates the tailgating is the one who is the aggressor. The person in front always has the right of way in any state in the USA. If they want to slow down and run along beside the car in the right lane then they are well

Re: [MBZ] Crispy

2008-01-31 Thread RELNGSON
Here you go, right out of the classics vault.  I have a copy framed on my wall. Yep, that's him, all right. Is that a Packard patch on his shirt? RLE ** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Rentfro
You can make mad money making pizzas if you're careful. Back in the day (early '80s) when my brother=in-law and I owned some sub shops near Bradley University in Peoria, IL, we had a small freestanding building. Long story short, made good money...sold thriving business to a guy who

Re: [MBZ] OT - tools to work on a Mercedes or four

2008-01-31 Thread Richard Smith
The impact provides the needed torque to break the nut or bolt, then backs it out very fast. Same working action as a half inch impact wrench used at tire shops, but considerably less torque. The size makes it very easy and comfortable to use one handed. Strong enough to pull head nuts off, but

Re: [MBZ] OT - tools to work on a Mercedes or four

2008-01-31 Thread dave walton
No, but doing a pressure test with water is much less dangerous that testing with air. A failure will split the tank rather than explode it. Fill with water and pressurize with air if need be. The less air, the better. -Dave Walton On Jan 31, 2008 9:13 PM, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant

2008-01-31 Thread Allan Streib
Was not trying to condone tailgating, I guess my point is that when you get into a pissing match on the expressway eventually someone is going to end up hurt or dead. I stand by my position though that if you are impeding traffic in the left lane you should move right. You are not there to

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Rick Knoble
Rick Knoble 45 minutes from Chicago Are you north, south, east or west of Chicago? Thanks, Tom Hargrave Southeast. I live in Northwest Indiana. Portage to be exact. Google 46368 Stop by next time you are on your way home from Wisconsin. I'll buy you a burger and a beer. Rick Knoble

Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant

2008-01-31 Thread John Robbins
Richard Smith wrote: The person in front always has the right of way in any state in the USA. If they want to slow down and run along beside the car in the right lane then they are well within the law to do so, but following to close is a crime in every state. You also have the legal right to

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Rick Knoble
Tom, Probably more on topic to take you out for a pizza and beer. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] OT - tools to work on a Mercedes or four

2008-01-31 Thread OK Don
Ah -- now that's do-able! Good idea. Thanks! On Jan 31, 2008 8:50 PM, dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, but doing a pressure test with water is much less dangerous that testing with air. A failure will split the tank rather than explode it. Fill with water and pressurize with air if

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Tom Hargrave
South East works. I usually pick up I65 right at the top and head straight South. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 1/31/08 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza,

Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Rentfro
People from CA have a bad habit of driving in the left lane while doing at or just below the speed limit. I will sometimes come up right behind them and tailgate them in an effort to get them to get the heck in the right lane. I don't flash my lightthis isn't the Autobahn. Bob R.

Re: [MBZ] You asked for it

2008-01-31 Thread Zoltan Finks
I'm gonna join in this nebulous thread by indulging myself in a small pet-peeve share. Hmmm, which one to share? Oh okay, here: At a four way stop (or a three way stop) I wish folks would really just know the law and follow it. Things would be so simple, and so much time saved. Instead, most

Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant

2008-01-31 Thread Tom Hargrave
Here in Alabama there are no laws requiring drivers to stay right and I'm as likely to pass on the right as on the left. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 1/31/08 9:09 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Tom Hargrave
It's all in the detail. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 1/31/08 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes) You can make mad money making pizzas if

Re: [MBZ] You asked for it

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Rentfro
I think my all time driving one is when people are bombing along at the speed limit on either the freeway or on a street and they slow way down simply because John Law is visible somewhere. It's dumb on a street and dangerous on the freeway. Bob R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Hendrik Fay
With fear and intimidation, do as we say or else.bang Anyway seeing you rule the world, perhaps you could tell China to get out of Tibet or get North Korea to stop being such bastards. Also those Japanese are killing all the worlds whales, could you do something. I believe that whales

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Allan Streib
Back office database that's pretty funny. When I worked there we wrote all the orders on 4 ply forms -- the red copy went to the make line, the yellow copy was for the driver and the white copy was glued to the box. Totaled it up at the end of the night with an adding machine, which

Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant

2008-01-31 Thread Timothy Robinson
When all else is said, that little fender bender that's not my fault will probably total my old twenty-five year old car in the eyes of the other's insurance company. It's worth to me ten times what they would allow. My other rationale is that carrying only liability is one of the benefits of

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Timothy Robinson
Pizza pie... Down here in the South I was raised to think that a nice sauce (spaghet) was just full of meat. An upstate Italy transplant friend taught that it was all about the tomato and not about chunky meat... I think most of the pizza chains it's about the quality of cheese used. Thin crust

Re: [MBZ] OT Bipolar GF? Was Admin

2008-01-31 Thread Donald Snook
Lt Don wrote: I just noticed a guy at work who is normally totally withdrawn, but the last two days has actually been charmingly communicative and even whistling at times (had to ask him to stop as it irritates me). Maybe he just got laid. Donald H. Snook

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Gary Hurst
everything is terrible at the chain. it's really hard to make a good pizza with bad dough, bad sauce and bad cheese. it's a disgrace. but hargrave thinks it's good at dominos sometimes, so my argument is hopeless even here. as for dog food, that old roy and alpo you guys give your dogs to

Re: [MBZ] You asked for it

2008-01-31 Thread Rick Knoble
Instead, most seem to want to play the eye contact and wave-on game. Call me antisocial (I am) but I am not required to interact on that level with other drivers. I am required to follow the law. I love it when I don't make eye contact at a four-way, and the other driver, so convinced that eye

[MBZ] Cockpit views

2008-01-31 Thread RELNGSON
Click on a plane for a cockpit view http://www.codeonemagazine.com/test/archives/2007/articles/jan_07/cockpits/coc kpits.html ** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp0030002489

Re: [MBZ] OT Bipolar GF? Was Admin

2008-01-31 Thread Wonko the Sane
Possible. (Is it just me, or is the line between Mercedes and Banned blurring? Not that it would be a bad thing ) On Jan 31, 2008 9:55 PM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lt Don wrote: I just noticed a guy at work who is normally totally withdrawn, but the last two days has

Re: [MBZ] OT Bipolar GF? Was Admin

2008-01-31 Thread Wonko the Sane
By the way, Andrew wrote that, not me. On Jan 31, 2008 9:55 PM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lt Don wrote: I just noticed a guy at work who is normally totally withdrawn, but the last two days has actually been charmingly communicative and even whistling at times (had to ask him

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Tom Hargrave
I've eaten real spaagetti in Italy, just north of Venice. The noodles were coated in olive oil and a pile of red sauce sat dead center on the plate. There was no meat in the sauce. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Timothy Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Luther
MM, breakfast pizza. Milk gravey for the sauce, topped with sausage, egg, and mozzarella. Or, fruit pizza. Cookie dough crust, a cream cheese fruit dip sauce, topped with your favorite sliced fresh fruit. Or, vegetable pizza. Regular crust, cream cheese vegetable dip sauce, topped with

Re: [MBZ] You asked for it

2008-01-31 Thread E M
Happened to me just today. Driving along, behind a woman in the passing lane going under the limit to boot. Sees a temp tax station set up on the other side of the street and with nothing in front of her, hits the brakes! I lay on the horn, and all the cops look over from the other side of the

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Gary Hurst
a decent person would make his own sauce, but for the lazy like me, this stuff works nicely. it's expensive but you don't need to use a lot and it's very good. http://www.saucesnlove.com/scarp.htm On Jan 31, 2008 11:09 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've eaten real spaagetti in

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread E M
aaah, heaven. :-) Ed 300E On 31/01/2008, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've eaten real spaagetti in Italy, just north of Venice. The noodles were coated in olive oil and a pile of red sauce sat dead center on the plate. There was no meat in the sauce. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Tom Hargrave
I remember those days. We called the pages door sheets. These days everything is run by computer. I reach into each store server through a static VPN connection and pull all of the store's performance data into a SQL database then I process any reports they may need. The largest franchise I work

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Tom Hargrave
We don't rule the world. We learned from England and Spain that you can't, so we just buy the world instead. Some like the idiot in N Korea with a GOD complex don't have a price. Others like one certain tyrant in N Africa would not play so we sent in a few jets. Idi Amine (probably spelled

Re: [MBZ] OT why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Wonko the Sane
You won't make it to my age. On Jan 31, 2008 10:11 PM, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM, breakfast pizza. Milk gravey for the sauce, topped with sausage, egg, and mozzarella. -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread E M
I'd be very surprised if anyone hears from Amin again. Ed 300E On 31/01/2008, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Others like one certain tyrant in N Africa would not play so we sent in a few jets. Idi Amine (probably spelled wrong) has been very quite since. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924

Re: [MBZ] [OT] Cockpit views

2008-01-31 Thread Hendrik Fay
Well seeing there is a plane called a MB-2 I'll let you get away with making a off topic post and not marking it as such. Hendrik who likes to push buttons and pull levers to see what happens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Click on a plane for a cockpit view

Re: [MBZ] [PIZZA] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Hendrik Fay
And that is why a lot of Italians are small, feed the man meat. Hendrik who likes a BBQ with beer and bikini sheilas in the pool Tom Hargrave wrote: I've eaten real spaagetti in Italy, just north of Venice. The noodles were coated in olive oil and a pile of red sauce sat dead center on the

Re: [MBZ] You asked for it

2008-01-31 Thread Kevin Kraly
Given enough time, I'll pull my keys out of the ignition and show them to the indignant driver. You're dead in the water if you can't get restarted! :-) Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 266Kmi, Ursula ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see

Re: [MBZ] You asked for it

2008-01-31 Thread John Freer
Not to mention the folks behind youtalk about instigating road rage! On 1/31/08, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Given enough time, I'll pull my keys out of the ignition and show them to the indignant driver. You're dead in the water if you can't get restarted! :-) Kevin in

Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant

2008-01-31 Thread Jim Cathey
When all else is said, that little fender bender that's not my fault will probably total my old twenty-five year old car in the eyes of the other's insurance company. Unless you're in a no-fault state (maybe), you're under no particular obligation to accept anything they say. After all,

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Jim Cathey
There's a place on the southern Washington coast (Long Beach) called Chico's Pizza that makes their pizzas with all fresh ingredients piled high atop a reasonably thin and crunchy crust. Chico's is decent? I'll have to try it the next time we're there. Our cabin is on Idaho St., LB. 25

Re: [MBZ] OT Timothy Robinson and a Betamax machine

2008-01-31 Thread Jim Cathey
So Tim, any success in finding the old Beta VCR? Mine are in the main AV stack under the TV. Right under the Laser Disc player. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computers

2008-01-31 Thread Jim Cathey
My buddy had a PET with 4 kb of memory... Little known fact: the PET was designed for Radio Shack, but Tandy thought it so nasty that they designed the Trash-80 to deploy instead. Commodore decided to sell it themselves. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] why america is finished (pizza, not mercedes)

2008-01-31 Thread Kevin Kraly
a nice place in Vancouver called Smokey's, don't know if it's still there or if it's any good. It's still there. We went there with my sister-in-law, a Smokey's girl, over a year ago, and she didn't think it was as good as it once was. She had always thought it was better than Chico's, but

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